List of flower fly species of New Zealand

The following is a list of hoverfly (Syrphidae) species recorded in New Zealand. This list is based on a list of New Zealand flower flies published by F. Christian Thompson in 2008. Currently the list consists of 37 endemic species, 1 native Oceanian species, and 5 introduced invasive species. Beyond this there are another 48 endemic species awaiting formal description.^[1]

Subfamily Syrphinae

Tribe Bacchini

Genus Melanostoma Schiner

Melanostoma fasciatum (Macquart, 1850)

Subgenus Eocheilosia Hull

Platycheirus antipodus (Hull, 1949)
Platycheirus captalis (Miller, 1924)
Platycheirus clarkei Miller, 1921
Platycheirus cunninghami (Miller, 1921)
Platycheirus fulvipes (Miller, 1924)
Platycheirus harrisi (Miller, 1921)
Platycheirus howesii (Miller, 1921)
Platycheirus huttoni Thompson, 1989
Platycheirus leptospermi (Miller, 1921)
Platycheirus lignudus Miller, 1921
Platycheirus myersii (Miller, 1924)
Platycheirus notatus (Bigot, 1884)
Platycheirus ronanus (Miller, 1921)

Tribe Syrphini

Genus Allograpta Osten Sacken

Allograpta atkinsoni (Miller, 1921)
Allograpta dorsalis (Miller, 1924)
Allograpta flavofaciens (Miller, 1921)
Allograpta hirsutifera (Hull, 1949)
Allograpta hudsoni (Miller, 1921)
Allograpta pseudoropala (Miller, 1921)
Allograpta ropala (Walker, 1849)
Allograpta ventralis (Miller, 1921)

Genus Anu Thompson

Anu una Thompson, 2008

Subgenus: Austrosyrphus Vockeroth

Melangyna novaezelandiae (Macquart, 1855)

Genus Simosyrphus Bigot

Simosyrphus grandicornis (Macquart, 1842) – widespread in Oceania

Subfamily Eristalinae

Tribe Eristalini

Subgenus: Pilinasica Malloch

Helophilus antipodus Schiner, 1868
Helophilus campbelli (Miller, 1921)
Helophilus campbellicus Hutton, 1902
Helophilus cargilli Miller, 1911
Helophilus chathamensis Hutton, 1901
Helophilus cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775)
Helophilus hectori Miller, 1924
Helophilus hochstetteri (Nowicki, 1875)
Helophilus ineptus Walker, 1849
Helophilus montanus (Miller, 1921)
Helophilus seelandicus (Gmelin, 1790)
Helophilus taruensis Miller, 1924

Genus Eristalinus Rondani

Eristalinus aeneus (Scopoli, 1763) – introduced

Genus Eristalis Latreille

Eristalis tenax (Linnaeus, 1758) – introduced

Tribe Merodontini

Genus Eumerus Meigen

Eumerus funeralis Meigen, 1822 – introduced
Eumerus strigatus (Fallen, 1817) – introduced

Genus Merodon Meigen

Merodon equestris (Fabricius, 1794) – introduced

Genus Psilota Meigen

Psilota decessa (Hutton, 1901)

Tribe Milesiini

Subgenus: Paratropidia Hull

Orthoprosopa bilineata (Walker, 1849)

References

↑ F. Christian Thompson (2008). "A conspectus of New Zealand flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new genus and species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1716: 1–20.

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[1] F. Christian Thompson (2008). "A conspectus of New Zealand flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new genus and species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1716: 1–20.